Entertainment Music The Backstreet Boys Turn 25! Band Celebrates Anniversary with Throwback Photo and Ask 'Who's Ready for Another 25?' The Backstreet Boys aren't exactly "boys" anymore — they just celebrated their 25th anniversary as a band By Jordan Runtagh Jordan Runtagh Twitter Jordan Runtagh is an Executive Podcast Producer at iHeartRadio, where he hosts a slate of pop culture shows including Too Much Information, Inside the Studio, Off the Record and Rivals: Music's Greatest Feuds. Previously, he served as a Music Editor at PEOPLE and VH1.com. He's written about art and entertainment for more than a decade, regularly contributing to outlets like Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly, and appearing as a guest on radio and television. Over the course of his career, he's profiled the surviving Beatles, Brian Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Roger Waters, David Byrne, Pete Townshend, Debbie Harry, Quincy Jones, Brian May, Jerry Lee Lewis, James Taylor and many more. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he lives in Brooklyn, where he can be found DJing '60s soul records. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 20, 2018 01:15 PM Share Tweet Pin Email We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Learn more. The Backstreet Boys aren’t exactly “boys” anymore — they just celebrated their 25th anniversary as a band! On Friday, everyone’s favorite “Larger Than Life” hitmakers — Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, and Kevin Richardson — recognized a quarter century together by posting a sweet throwback photo to their collective Twitter account. “On April 20th, 1993 we became the Backstreet Boys,” reads the caption of a photo showing the fresh-faced, and pre-fame, gang lounging. “If you would have told us that 25 years later we would still be making music together, we would have never believed you. Thank you #BSBArmy Who’s ready for another 25 years? #KTBSPA #BSB25” So Smooth! Inside Florida Georgia Line’s Boston Stadium Kick Off with BSB and Nelly Twenty-five years on, the Backstreet Boys are still going strong. The band’s music has been given a country-fied remix following a series of collaborations with Florida Georgia Line (including the No. 1 hit “God, Your Mama and Me“) and they recently announced the extension of their popular Las Vegas residency at The AXIS in Planet Hollywood. The band will play an additional 21 shows from July to November. Want to keep up with the latest from PEOPLE? Sign up for our daily newsletter to get our best stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox. “If you would have asked us this 10 years ago, we would’ve been like, ‘Vegas? That’s where people go who want to retire,’” Dorough, 44, previously joked with PEOPLE. Backstreet Boys Extend Las Vegas Residency: ‘It’s a Rejuvenation of That Artistry That’s in Us’ Justin Segura Staying stationary also gave the group time to “be creative and record new material,” giving fans much to look forward to, including a new single this spring. “I want to create new memories. We’ve been singing the same songs for almost 25 years,” admitted Littrell. “It’s not that we’re not excited to sing our old hits, but we want to grow, too. We don’t want to be stuck in what was. We want to continue to grow with our fans.”